Local Measure Tackles Affordable Housing

The Mission District housing market is a hot commodity for hip yuppies and rich techies like rumored-neighbor Mark Zuckerberg.

But the heat is often too hot to handle for low-income renters and middle income homeowners, at times forced out of their urban dwelling by eager tenants with open checkbooks.

As the city copes with the pressures of high market-rate demands, affordable housing has arguably become the most pressing issue facing middle and low income tenants across San Francisco.

Tomorrow, city residents will determine the fate of Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed Housing Trust Fund, which would establish a reliable funding stream for affordable housing and attempt to appease both market-rate developers and nonprofit housing advocates.